Canopy-support.



" No. 778,381. PATENTED DEC. 27, 1904.

J. H. SPRAGUE.

CANOPY SUPPORT.

. APPLICATION rn nn 00T.31, 1903.

I 7 JamarjLSpnqguq Q QXh hweooeo 5 v UNITED STATES Patented December 27.1904.

JAMES H. SPRAGUE, OFNORYWALK, OHIO.

CANOPY-SUPPORT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 778,381, dated ecember27, 1904.

Application filed October 3i, 1903. Serial No. 179,L05.

T0 00 whom it may concern Be it known that I, JAMES H. SPRAGUE, a citizenof the United States, residing at Norwalk,

in the county of Huron and State of Ohio, have invented anew and usefulCanopy-Support, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention relates to a novel' canopy or umbrella supportdesigned with special reference to the attachment of umbrella rods orstandards to the seats of vehicles. It is well understood that a supportof this character must permit both a longitudinal and an angularadjustment of the standard; and the object of my invention, there fore,is to provide, a simpleand inexpensive support including a singleretaining device invention in its preferred embodiment comprises a pairof hingedly-connected members, one having the form of a plate or bracketdesigned for attachment to the seat and the other having the form of aclamp embracing the canopy standard and adjustable to release thestandard, and thus permit the longitudi= nal adjustment thereof. Thehinge-bolt connecting the members and the nut carried by the boltconstitute adevice by means of which the parts may be loosened to permitboth the angularand the longitudinal adjustment of the standard or itsrigid retention after the adjustment thereof has been efifected.

Inthe accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of thecanopy-support complete, portions of a wagon-seat anda canopystandardbeing shown. F ig.-2 is a vertical sectional view through the--subject-matter of Fig. 1, certain of the adjusted positions of thestandard being indicated in dotted lines. Fig.

3 is a plan view of the same subject-matter, and Fig. iis asection onthe line 4 4e of Fig. 3. Like numerals of reference are employed todesignate corresponding parts in the several views.

1 indicates a wagon-seat or other part over which a canopy is designedto be supported.

To this seat is rigidly attached, as by means of screws 2, a fiat plateor bracket 3, to which is hingedly connected a clamping-band 4, designedto encircle a canopy-standard 5, at the upper end of which is locatedacanopy. (Not sion normally maintained upon the standard 5, and thuspermit said standard to be adjusted longitudinally. The ends of the band4 are disposed in substantially-parallel relation and are opposed to theopposite end of a cylindrical bearing 6, formed by bending into propershape a tongue 7, extendedfr'om one edge of the plate 3, as shown.

The hinged connection between the members 3 and 4 is formed by acombined hinge and clamp-bolt 8, passed through the ends of the band iand through the bearing 6 and provided at one end with a head 9 and atits opposite end with a thumb-nut 10, the latter being screwed upon theextremity of the bolt. Immediately adjacent to the head 9 the bolt 8 isprovided with an angular portion 11, fitti'ngin a correspondingly-formedopening 12 in the adjacent end of the band i. 1 The bolt is thusretained against rotation relative to the band, and it will thereforeappear that by turning the nut 10 in the proper direction the ends ofthe band 4: will be drawn together to constrict the band upon thestandard 5 for the purpose of retaining the latter against longitudinalmovement. It will similarly appear that by releasing the nut the hingeis loosened and that the band is simultaneously permitted to expand inorder that the standard may beadjusted both longitudinally by moving thelatter through the band or angularly by swinging the band with referenceto the fixed member of the support, the standard being rigidly retainedin its adjusted position by screwing up the nut in the manner stated.

It is thought that from the foregoing the construction, mode ofmanipulation, and the advantages of my canopy support will be clearlycomprehended; but while the present embodiment of the invention isthought at this time to be preferable I desire to reserve the right toeffect such changes, modifications, and variations of the illustratedstructure as may fall fairly within the scope of the protection prayed.

What I claim is- 1. A support of the class described, comprising aspring-metal clamping-band having a normal tendency to expand and formedin a single piece, a rigid member having means facilitating the rigidattachment thereof to a supporting part and also having a bearingsleeveinterposed between the ends of the band, a hinge-bolt passed through theband ends and having a plain cylindrical portion eitending through thesleeve to turn freely therein, and a nut screwed upon the end of thebolt to draw up the spring-clamp and to produce sufficient friction toprevent the swinging thereof.

2. A support of the class described, comprising a rigid member having abearingsleeve, a spring-metal clamping-band having a normal tendency toexpand and having its opposite ends opposed to the ends of the sleeve, aheaded bolt rotatable in the sleeve and passed through the ends of theclamping-band, and a nut screwed upon the bolt and designed to draw theband ends into frictional engagement with the opposite ends of thesleeve to prevent swinging movement of the band, said bolt having anangular portion adjacent to its head and fitting in a correspondingopening in one end of the band.

3. A support of the class described, comprising a spring-metalclamping-band having a normal tendency to expand, a rigid member in theform of a flat plate formed with a cylindrical bearing-sleeve interposedbetween the ends of the band, a hinge bolt passed through the band endsand having a plain cylindrical portion extending through the sleeve toturn freely therein, and a nut screwed upon the end of the bolt to drawup the springclamp and to produce sufiicient friction to prevent theswinging thereof.

4. A support of the class described comprising a rigid member in theform of a flat plate having a tongue turned back to form abearing-sleeve, a spring-metal clamping-band having a normal tendency toexpand and having its opposite ends opposed to the ends of the sleeve, aheaded boltrotatable in the sleeve and passed through the ends of theclampingband, and a nut screwed upon the bolt and designed to draw theband ends into frictional engagement with the opposite ends of thesleeve to prevent swinging movement of the band, said bolt having anangular portion adjacent to its head and fitting a corresponding openingin one end of the band.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto afiixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JAS. H. SPRAGUE.

Witnesses:

JOHN J. LANING, V11. PnRnIN.

